The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-25

where III THIS title Is the sub
ject of insurance mentioned, in
any form, nor could any insurance
company be organized under it. Chapter
IL thereof, however, provides for the
organization of religious charitable and
benevolent corporations. No insurance
company, whether it be of the 'stock,"
the mutual" or of the "mixed" plan,
would be permissible under any of its
provisions, unless it could possibly come
under the head of charitable or benevo-
lent society.
Title LII, chapter 1, revised statutes,
is the only authority for the incorpora-
ton of insurance companies in Texas.
1t requires every insurance company to
have an actual bona fide capital stock of
not less than 100000, and is careful
enough to prescribe in what it shall con-
sist, and to direct how and in what its
surplus shall be invested. Evidently this
is for the protection of the policy hold
ers, and applies as we'll to foreign as to
domestic companies 1t is against the
spirit and letter of Texas laws for
corporations to do on insurance business
for profit in Texas, unless her citizen
policy holders are amply protected by the
| Cdp1Uhl SUZUKI VI dU l0hHO ollO huhuiSN
thousand dollars, which cannot be reduced
by any prescribed rules below that
amount. The National Mutual derives its
authority from laws unknown to Texas
1t is an insurance company for business
purposes, having in view the profit and
advantages to its officers and agents
directly, and to its members remotely; and
although it may incidentally contemplate
the promotion of the interests of Others
in benevolent way it cannot be lawfully
permitted to operate in this state without
strictly complying with the general laws
of Insurance, and you are so most re-
spectfully advised.
Your obedient servant,
JAS. S. HoGG,
Attorney General.
Governor Ross received an invitation a
few days ago to deliver an address on
September l at the unwilling of monu-
ment in Arkansas, erected to the memory
of General McCulloch, of Texas, and
General Mcintosh, of Arkansas, and
others. The monument is erected on Pea
Ridge, a noted battle ground. The gov
ernor caLnot attend, and has requested
Ex-Governor Lubbock to go IN his stead
, and he will leave in few days. The ex-
!, governor knows the history of General
McCulloch well, and can recite his brave
: deeds in Texas with much fuency, and
will doubtless deliver on this memorable
occasion a touching, appropriate and
beautiful tribute to the memory of not
ly the distinguished General MeCulloch
but of all the others.
From Sundays Daily
Cha rtered: Dallas City A rtesian Water
company; capital stock, $4,000. Incor
porators: Zeno G. Ross, H. B. Herd, A. B
Smith. E. e. Chase, Thos. d. Ross, R. A
! Rogers, W. Il. Somervllle, all of For
Worth.
A report of the lunatic asylum wa;
made to the governor yesterday stating
. that during the months of July ant
August one death occurred, and only six
teen. subjects in the hospital. Last yea
during the same two months there wer'
t twelve deaths, and much larger numbe
f confined in the hospital. The asylum Ii
said to be in the most fourishing condi-
ton that it has ever been in since it wal
' established.
The assessment rolls of yesterday shov
' increase in Brazos county, $504, 483; Hop
, kins county, $441,62S; La Sale county
f S21,7O3; Hood county, $28,S55; Fall
county, $4O6,S35; Fannin county, $67S,
f 263, and decrease in San Saba county
f $296,O4S; Medina county, $192,658.
Received by comptroller yesterday
= S4,75O, for subsidies, available schoo
funds and revenue.
: The following collectors settled with tn
+ comptroller yesterday; W. A. Cobb, Free
|, stone county; j. W. johnson, Tom Gree
county; w. G. Chancel, Angelina county
9 G. B. Dickson, Titus county.
= The commission to locate the reforms
'. tory have reported to the governor In ia
/, vor of tract of 696 acres of land /
'. Coryell county, near the town of Gates
:. vile, the price being $15 per acre. Th
governor has approved the selection, an
f as soon as the necessary prelimlnarle
y can be complied with the purchase will b
O made.
From Tuesdays Daily
The comptroller received yesterda
p $4,000, half revenue and half schot
70 fund. The following collectors settle
10 with the comptroller yesterday:
IL I'D. Osborne, Henderson county;
: Bodeman, Kendall county; j. W. Morton
| NdNdFEO
rs The assessment rolls of yesterday sho
re decrease in Frio county of $S5,024, an
i an increase in the following counties
o Titus, $4,000; Runnels, S1o2,154; Ed
IL wards, $3,504.
81 The following ruling was made by A
IN torney General Hogg yesterday, concern
Q ing Understanding scrip:
ID The law gives no authorities the powt
9 to issue interest bearing scrip, issued l
W payment of deficiencies and current ex
penses.
The land commissioner has. given IL
h structions not to put any more lands o
y the market until September l.
q Applications were received for five SCI
y lions of land, and sales were made at !
in per acre.
v Rulings of Superintendent Cooper Q
=, different questions First, concerning tt
y moral qualifications of teachers, he sal
~ AUSTIN, Texas, August %, 1887.
g. Mn: Referring to your favor
August ~ permit me to say that the Ia
" vests in the county judge the decisit
!. concerning the moral fitness of cand
40 dates for teachers certificates. If thu
ID the county judge directs the examinati'
" of an immoral person, it is the duty
"a the board of examiners to conduct t.
"a examination. But they are not requir
"a by law to recommend any person know
"a to be unfit for a certificate. l advis